The USNS Greenville Victory was a cargo ship with a long history built by the California Shipbuilding Company in 1944. The vessel was sponsored by Miss Mary J. Vukov. Before it was purchased by the U.S. Navy in 1950 and subsequently assigned to the Military Sea Transportation Service, the ship was named SS Greenville Victory. It was operated by the Sea's Shipping Company between 1944 and 1948. The USNS Greenville Victory served in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. During World War II, it operated as a merchant ship under charter to Sea Shipping Company of New York City. In 1983, the USNS Greenville Victory was sold for scrapping to Andy Corporation.
Because it was laid down before 1980, a tremendous number of asbestos products, especially building materials, were present aboard the ship, and they posed a great danger to the lives of the military personnel serving on the ship. Asbestos exposure can cause various life-threatening conditions such as lung cancer, asbestosis, or mesothelioma, even decades after the exposure. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs recognizes several asbestos-related diseases as potentially service-connected.
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